Shoe-cleaning support



June 24, 1930. ,M, I 1,768,133

SHOE CLEANING SUPPORT Filed June 15. 1929 4 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 J:i.z M 9 gnmemtoz l'ififlinyus I June 24, 1930. c. F. MINGUS' SHOE CLEANING SUPPORT Filed June 13. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 24, 1930 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application filed June 13, 1929. Serial No. 370,575.

This invention relates to shoe supporting seen that I have illustrated my shoe suparms or brackets for use in cabinets, the porting bracket as being disposed within general object of the invention being to a cabinet defined by the studs A and a provide an adjustable shoe supporting arm shelf B and the bottom of the cabinet C.

5 which is normally disposed within a shal- This bottom may be a lower shelf or may 55 low cabinet, such as may be made between be thefloor of the cabinet. Disposed in a the studs of a Wall and having a depth recess in the under face of the shelf B is equal to the studs or a greater depth if de a supporting plate having a central apersired, and said cabinet may be installed at ture which is screw-threaded to receive a '10 any height from the floor deemed most conbolt 11 having a knurled or hexagonal head so venient for the different users concerned, 12 and having a screw-threaded reduced this arm or bracket being readily adjustportion 13. The screw-threaded portion able so that it may be readily shifted out engages the screw-threads in the central of the cabinet or shifted into the cabinet opening of the plate 10.

- to ermit the door to be closed. Mounted upon this shoulder bolt 11 for 65 further object is to provide a construcoscillation in a horizontal plane just below tion of this character wherein a supporting the shelf B is a supporting bracket desigarm carries a last or portion of a last which nated generally 14. This supporting brackfits the shoe and a heel member fitting the et has a horizontal arm 15, a vertical porheel of the shoe and provide means whereby tion 16 depending from one end of the hori- 70 the foot last and the heel last may be shiftzontal arm and a horizontal foot 17. The ed relative to each other to clamp the shoe portion 16, as will be seen from" Figure 4, in place while it is being polished or may is inclined at its lower end so that it exbe shifted so as to release the shoe and pertends beyond the side faces of the arm 15.

mit it to drop ofi". The foot 17 is also relatively wide, but not L5 Another object is to provide a device of as wide as the portion 16. The portion 16 this character which is very simple, conextends below this foot portion 17 as at venient, which can be cheaply made and 18. The vertical portion 16- of the bracket installed and which'is effective in use. is vertically slotted at 19 andthe upper Other objects will appear in the course wall of this slot is downwardly extended 80 of the following description. so as to form a latching'tooth 20. The arm My invention is illustrated in the ac- 15 is pivotally mounted upon the plate 10, companying drawings, wherein but slightlybelow the same by means of Figure l is a front view of a cabinet with the shoulder bolt 11 which passes through my shoe holder applied thereto; an aperture in this arm. Thus the arm 15 '85 Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof with can swing in a horizontal plane into or out the shoe holder outward; of the closet.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view Pivotally mounted upon the arm 15 for through the cabinet showing the shoe holder movement parallel to the arm and depend- 40 or support shifted outward; ing therefrom is a heel supporting strip21. 9

Figure 4 is a front elevation of a bracket; This is pivoted between the ears 22 riveted Figure 5 is a rear elevation of the supor otherwise attached tothearm15. The

porting member 21 showing the bracketin strip 21 is resilient and isformed above its Section? lower end with a slot 23 and extending Figure 6 is a section on the line 66 of through the opening 19 in the depend ng Figure 5 portion 16 of the arm or "bracket 15 1s a Figure 7 is a section on the line 77 of rack 24, the end of which is inserted within Figure 3 the slot 23 and formed with ahead 25 to Figure 8 is a rear view of the foot last. engage the spring 21. The outer or rear 50 Referring to these drawings, it will be end of this rack 24: isprovided with an upwardly turned barbed portion 26 inserted in the Wooden handle 27. The upper edge face of the rack 24 is formed with the ratchet teeth 28 which coact with the tooth formed in the upper Wall of the opening 19.

Preferably, the rack 24 is made of a relatively thin strip of metal twisted in its length and the end of the rack is capableof being inserted in the slot 23 and then turned at right angles as shown in Figure 5 so as to form a lock, locking the end of the rack 24 to the spring arm 21. This depending arm 21 carries upon it the hard wood heel form 29 which is formed so as to fit the heel of the shoe, this form being slotted to receive the lower end of the arm 21.

Mounted upon the arm 15 is an eye bolt 30 orequivalent device whereby the arm 15 is pivotally connected to one joint or length 31 of a brace. This joint 31 of the brace is pivotally connected to a joint 32 which in turn is pivoted at 33 to the under face of the shelf B. The section or joint 31 of the brace is pivoted at 34 to the section 32 and as it will be seen, it extends beyond this section 32 when the two sections of the brace are straightened and the section 31 is provided with a stop 35 limiting the movement of the sections of the brace into a straight line. Thus when the arm 15 is turned outward or .away from the rear wall of the cabinet, the brace will automatically unfold until the arm has swung out to a position where it is at right angles to a position with this rear wall.

The lower end of the depending portion 16 of the bracket 15 has'upon it the foot 17 as previously stated. This foot is designed to engage with preferably wood shoe forms or lasts 36, one of these forms being designed for a womans shoe and another for a mans shoe or there may be as many of these lasts as desired, each last being of a different size.

Each last or form is preferably made of wood and may be hollow or constructed in any other way and is recessed upon its under face at its rear end to receive the foot 17, the bottom of this recess consisting of a brass ormetal plate 37. Thus the form 36 maybe readily slipped upon the foot 17 or as readily removed therefrom.

It will be noted that the strip 21 being resilient can give as shown in dotted lines so as to allow the operator to reach the proper notch of the rack 24 and secure a full pressure of the heel piece 29 against the heel of the shoe while the toe of the shoe is engaged with the toe last 36.

With a construction as disclosed, the strip 21 may be swung back and forth toward or from the portion16. In order to polish or otherwise treat shoes, the toe of the shoe is slipped over the last 01. form 36 and the heel elevated so that the block or heel form 19 may be disposed within the heel portion of the shoe. The rack is then depressed from the tooth 20 and shifted outward until the shoe is sufficiently pulled lengthwise as to look upon the heel form and the toe form and then the rack is again engaged with the member 20. Under these circumstances, the shoe will be firmly held in place against movement while it is being blacked, polished or otherwise treated. The shoe may be readily disengaged from the shoe support by releasing the rack 24 and pulling it inward which withdraws the heel supporting block from the heel, permitting the heel of the shoe to drop down and .the shoe to be disengaged from the last-or form 36.- It will be seen that I have provided a structure of this character which is readily foldable into a cabinet, fitting into any wall or partition using 2 x 4 studs or studs which are deeper than these and whereby a proper sized foot form is fitted into the shoe.

Preferably only two sizes of foot forms or lasts will be provided, one'for a small ladys shoe and the other for a mans shoe of larger size, as the adjustable heel secures all the adjustment necessary. After the shoe is in place, it may be cleaned and polished at the convenient height from the floor to which the cabinet has been originally installed. Then the arm is folded back, the door closed and the cabinet has the appearance of an ordinary cabinet.

While I have illustrated certain details of construction and arrangements of parts, I do not wish to be limited thereto as many minor changes might be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim: I V

1. A shoe cleaning support of the character described comprising a-member adapted to be applied to the top of a cabinet, an arm pivotally mounted upon said member for rotation in a horizontal plane, the arm having a'depending portion with an angularly disposed foot, a last section removably disposed upon said foot, a heel engaging member mounted upon said arm for adjustment toward or from the depending portion thereof, and means extending through the depending portion and manually operable for adjusting saidheel form.

2. A shoe cleaning support of the character described comprising a member adapted to be applied to a cabinet, an arm pivotally mounted upon said member for rotation in a horizontal plane, the arm having a depending portion with an angularly disposed foot, a last section removably disposed upon said foot, a heel engaging member mounted upon said arm for adjustment toward or from the depending portion thereof, and means for adjusting said heel formcomprising a rack having rack teeth and passing through an aperture in the depending portion of the arm, said aperture having a tooth formed to engage the rack, and a spring urging the rack toward the tooth.

3. A shoe cleaning support for cabinets comprising an arm mounted for movement in a horizontal plane and having a depending portion at its free end, the depending portion terminating in an angularly disposed foot, a last section adapted to be removably disposed upon said foot, the depending portion of the arm being slotted, one wall of the slot having a tooth, a depending rod swingably mounted upon the arm for movement toward or from the depending portion thereof and carrying a heel form, a sectional brace adapted to hold the arm in an outwardly swung position, and

means for holding the depending rod in adjusted position comprising a rack pivoted to the rod and extending through the slot in the depending portion of the arm and having a handle, the rack being formed with teeth engageable with the tooth on the wall of the slot, and a spring urging the arm into engagement with the tooth.

4. A shoe shining cabinet having a top wall, a plate mounted upon said top wall,

a pivot screw engaging said plate, an arm mounted upon the pivot screw for rotation in a horizontal plane, the arm having a depending portion at its end and said depending portion having an outwardly projecting foot, the depending portion having a slot intermediate its ends, a sectional brace connected to the top of the cabinet and to said arm whereby the arm may be turned out into a position at right angles to the cabinet and braced in this position, a rod swingably mounted upon the arm for movement toward or from the depending portion thereof and carrying a heel form, a rack pivotally engaged with said depending rod and passing through said slot in the depending portion of the arm and having a handle, and means whereby the rack may be locked in any adjusted position.

5. A shoe cleaning support comprising asupporting arm having a depending portion carrying at its lower end a shoe form or last, a heel form support comprising a resilient strip pivoted at its upper end to said arm inward of said dependingportion, a heel form carried thereby, said heel form support being swingable on its pivot from a position with its lower end near the depending portion of the arm to a position relatively remote therefrom, and means for adjusting said heel form support comprising a rack having rack teeth, the depending portion having a tooth engaging the rack teeth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature. CLEM F. MINGUS. 

